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Joshua Michael House
Architectural Survey File
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Last Updated: 11-21-2003
_, F-1-107 Joshua Michael House Daubs Private
Circa 1875
The Joshua Michael House is the most prominent structure in Daubs and was built circa 1875 after Michael purchased the land from Jacob and Harriet Basford in 1872.
The ornate porch, decorative slate roof and turrets reflect sophisticated architectural style for this small community in southern Frederick County. In 1891, he was elected as an alderman of Frederick, and served a term of three years.
F-1-107 MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST MAb:(: 1101885604
INVENTORY FORM FOR STATE HISTORIC SITES SURVEY
UN AME H1sToR1c Joshua Michael House
AND/OR COMMON
flLOCATION STREET & NUMBER
East Side Doubs Road CITY. TOWN
Doubs _ VICINITY OF
STATE
Maqtl and DcLASSIFICATION
CATEGORY
_DISTRICT
XBulLDINGtS)
_STRUCTURE
_SITE
_OBJECT
OWNERSHIP
_PUBLIC
X_PRIVATE
_BOTH
PUBLIC ACQUISITION _IN PROCESS
_BEING CONSIDERED
DOWNER OF PROPERTY NAME Robert H. Carey
STREET & NUMBER
Route 1 Box 341 CITY. TOWN
STATUS
~OCCUPIED _UNOCCUPIED
_WORK IN PROGRESS
ACCESSIBLE _YES: RESTRICTED
_YES: UNRESTRICTED
X_NO
Adamstown _ v1c1N1TY oF
llLOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS.ETC
Frederick County Courthouse
STREET & NUMBER
North Court Street CITY. TOWN
Frederick Iii REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
TITLE
DATE
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
M 103 B COUNTY
Frederick
PRESENT USE
_AGRICULTURE _MUSEUM
_COMMERCIAL __ PARK
_EDUCATIONAL J{PRIVATE RESIDENCE
_ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS
_GOVERNMENT
_INDUSTRIAL
_MILITARY
Telephone #:
STATE ,
Maryland
Liber #: 615 Folio #: 239
STATE
_SCIENTIFIC
_TRAN SPORT A Tl ON
_OTHER
zip code 21710
Maryland 21701
_FEDERAL -STATE _COUNTY _LOCAL
DEPOSITORY FOR
SURVEY RECORDS
CITY. TOWN STATE
B DESCRIPTION
-EXCELLENT
x_GOOD
_FAIR
CONDITION
_DETERIORATED
_RUINS
_ UNEXPOSED
CHECK ONE
_UNALTERED
LLTERED
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X_ORIGINAL SITE
_MOVED DATE. __ _
DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN} PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
The Joshua Michael House is a large gable roofed two aild one-half story frame covered with aluminum siding residence which faces west from the east side of Daubs Road in Daubs.
The principle facade is three bays wide with two four bay wide two story turrets located in the northwest and southwest corners of the building. The main entrance, a four panel door with single light transom is located in the second bay. Occupying the remaining bays on the first 3nd second level are 1/1 windows with arched molding and louvered shutters. A narrow 1/i arched window occupies the center gable.
Simple 1/1 wir1dows are located on each side of the turrets on both levels. Each turret is covered by a pyramidal slate roof with decorative fishscale shingling and finial. A copper arrow weather vane is located on the south turret.
A large frame one story portico extends across the entire front of the building continuing two bays deep on the north and south sides of the building. The carpentry work of the porch is very decorative with twelve turned columns, turned railing, dentiled cornice and balustraded frieze with saw tooth edge, dropped moldings and pierced brackets. A swinging wood porch is suspended from the ceiling of the porch.
An original two story addition extends to the rear of the main block on the east side. Occupying each window bay on the remaining part of the building is 1/1 windows with louvered shutters.
The entire structure has been covered by aluminum siding, but the residence has not lost its architectural integrity to a great extent since wide siding and corner boards were used.
The entire building is covered by a slate roof patterned with fishscale shingling. It is attached to the residence by a plain boxed cornice with return. The house is built on a low whitewashed random stone foundation. A decorative cast iron fence surrounds the front yard.
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II SIGNIFICANCE
PERIOD AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW
_PREHISTORIC .....ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _COMMUNITY PLANNING -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
_LAW
_RELIGION
- 1400- 1499 .....ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC _CONSERVATION
- 1500- 1599 LGRICULTURE __ECONOMICS
_1600-1699 .....ARCHITECTURE -EDUCATION
_1700-1799 .....ART _ENGINEERING
..b1eoo-1e99 -COMMERCE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
_1900- _COMMUNICATIONS _INDUSTRY
_INVENTION
_LITERATURE
_MILITARY
_MUSIC
_PHILOSOPHY
_POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
_SCIENCE
_SCULPTURE
_SOCIAUHUMANITARIAN
_THEATER
_TRANSPORTATION
_OTHER ISPECIFYJ
SPECIFIC DATES C. 1875 BUILDER/ARCHITECT Joshua Michael STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The Joshua Michael House is the most prominent structure in Doubs and was built circa 1875 after Michael purchased the land from Jacob and Harriet Basford in 1872.1
The ornate porch, decorative slate roof and turrets reflect sophisticated architectural style for this small community in southern Frederick County.
According to William's History of Frederick County, Maryland, the Michael family was a German family which immigrated to Frederick County in the eighteenth century. Andrew Michael purchased a tract of land in the Buckeystown District in 1773.2
Joshua and Jehn Lambert Michael, both owners, were the great grandsons of this early settler. John Lambert Michael, who owned the house between 1903 and 19133 "was a well known merchant of Frederick, Who deals in fancy and staple groceries and queensware in (sic) (254) West Patrick Street, Mr. Michael is one of the oldest grocers of Frederick and is the possessor of a large trade. In 1891, he was elected as an alderman of Frederick, and served a term of three years. 11
lfrederick County Land Records, Liber CM 9; Folio 320.
2Williams, p. 947.
3frederick County Land Records, Liber DHH 19; Folio 177.
4Williams, p. 947.
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r- 1-107 IJMAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES
Williams, T. J. C., History of Frederick County, Maryland, Regional Publishing Co., 1965, reprint of 1906.
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STATE COUNTY
STATE COUNTY
mFORM PREPARED BY NAME I TITLE
Cherilyn Widell ORGANIZATION
Frederick County Office of Historic Preservation STREET & NUMBER
12 East Church St., Winchester Hall CITY OR TOWN
Frederick
DATE
2/2/79 TELEPHONE
694-1063 STATE
Maryland
The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature, to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 Supplement.
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